I think I've been had :-(

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Copperpot said:
From the pics of Boris in his former glory I can tell where you bought him from. All their horses advertised have those plaits in their manes.

Fingers crossed for you and Boris x
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I see these a lot on Horsemart for a dealer in Kent, they are still on there.

Just read the whole thread as not seen it before. You are truly an amazing person MrsB and I shudder to think what would have come of Boris had your paths not crossed.
 
O my goodness, I've just read this from start to finish and feel utterly drained!!!!

Such an emotive story, poor Boris and poor you too, but every credit, and more, to you for persevering with the lovely Boris and despite everything ensuring him a future in the best possible environment.

Fairy x
 
Glad Big B is fitting in well at the Blood Bank Mrs B
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Thanks for the update xx
 
I spoke to the blood bank agian the other day, they said I can visit - I just need to call and they'll meet me and try to point out Boris in amongst the 1000 acres and hundreds of other horses!!!

It really is an amazing place and literally horse heaven. I will put up some details regarding the blood bank on the Epona Stars page, so if you have a horse that could benefit from helping others, please get in touch!

And thanks again for so many of your lovely messages! :D
 
This whole thread has been so emotive, so pleased for Boris. What a lovely life he'll have now :) Well done Mrs B.
Are you planning on another neddy? I do so hope you are as you sound like the type of owner every horse should have :)
Just being nosy really but if you give your horse to the blood bank do they legally own them? Or are they still technically yours?
 
Buds_mum said:
This whole thread has been so emotive, so pleased for Boris. What a lovely life he'll have now :) Well done Mrs B.
Are you planning on another neddy? I do so hope you are as you sound like the type of owner every horse should have :)
Just being nosy really but if you give your horse to the blood bank do they legally own them? Or are they still technically yours?
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Awww, thanks :o

Yes, you hand your horse over and they legally own them.

I do have another neddy - his name is Darcy and you can check him out on the Epona Stars page, he is rather fabulous :D
 
MrsB said:
I spoke to the blood bank agian the other day, they said I can visit - I just need to call and they'll meet me and try to point out Boris in amongst the 1000 acres and hundreds of other horses!!!
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That's lovely news... Whether you feel the need to go there or not, the priority was finding him somewhere safe and responsible - you did just that...

:)
 
Hi there i know how you feel !!!!! i to have brought my first horse when i went to see her she was so calm and happy easy to saddle and tack up no prob had vet come check her out and apart from a small wart on her chest was given a good bill of health. Got her on the sunday and she was a happy calm horse took her out on the tuesday and found it very hard to get her to take the bit and was moving around when i was trying to mount her, finaly managed to get on and have a small hack out as she two was under whight. She loved to be brushed and talked to. Now two weeks later i have found out from my own vet her teeth need work, worn down at front and to long at back. She needs phisyo on her back and shoulders due to unfitted saddle. My vet also said she is older than whot her passport says she was ment to be 17 and been told she is more likely 21.
i tried to tack her up two weeks later and she will not take the bit at all, and as soon as she sees the saddle thats it she is off her rocker bucks kicks and trys to squash me in a corner, tried to tack up outside and she is just the same. I spoke to seller after 100 phone calls to be laughted at and told she had had a calmer and she hung up on me.
I am noe stuck paying for trainer and dentist and phsyo :(:(:(
 
pam33 said:
Hi there i know how you feel !!!!! i to have brought my first horse when i went to see her she was so calm and happy easy to saddle and tack up no prob had vet come check her out and apart from a small wart on her chest was given a good bill of health. Got her on the sunday and she was a happy calm horse took her out on the tuesday and found it very hard to get her to take the bit and was moving around when i was trying to mount her, finaly managed to get on and have a small hack out as she two was under whight. She loved to be brushed and talked to. Now two weeks later i have found out from my own vet her teeth need work, worn down at front and to long at back. She needs phisyo on her back and shoulders due to unfitted saddle. My vet also said she is older than whot her passport says she was ment to be 17 and been told she is more likely 21.
i tried to tack her up two weeks later and she will not take the bit at all, and as soon as she sees the saddle thats it she is off her rocker bucks kicks and trys to squash me in a corner, tried to tack up outside and she is just the same. I spoke to seller after 100 phone calls to be laughted at and told she had had a calmer and she hung up on me.
I am noe stuck paying for trainer and dentist and phsyo :(:(:(
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hi there
where did your horse come from? when the person told you it had been given calmers??? im really sorry to hear such bad things about these horse dealers dont they realise these are animals not cars and the horse suffers in turn as well as the buyer xx
 
The RCVS wrote to me the other day following on from a meeting they had and they are going to carry out further investigations...

So we'll have to wait and see what they find!
 
I had aq similar situation with my first pony, exactly the same advertised as a snaffle mouthed excellent first pony, when we got there he was a bit skinny and they put it down to stress of moving ( as they hadnt had him long) rode him and he was lovely, got him home and after feeding him up a bit he became a nightmare, he ised to buck me off all the time, rear up in the stable and whenever you wanted to go into the school, we had the vet out to check everything and turns out he had been sedated aswell as starved, tried to send him back and when we managed to get hold of her she had him back and phoned up a couple of days later stating that we needed to go and get him straight away as her 40 y/o daughter couldnt even sit on him, to which we replied that i was 13 at the time and had dealt with him on my own for the last 8 weeks, so we had him back and had more tests done, turned out he had a brain tumour and it was getting bigger so he had to be put to sleep. sorry for the negative reply but some people will do anything to sell on a horse, there not botherd who buys it or rides it and the possible danger they pose to everyone, they just want the money.
 
Plus I have also sent a stack of info to my credit card company regarding a refund for the vetting and blood tests! They were shocked when I went into the details (can't on here for fear of being reprimanded for speaking the truth :rolleyes: )
 
Sorry, haven't read the entire thread but I wow, what a story! Hats off, and glad he's now comfortable and happy :)
 
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I got right to the bit before he was diagnosed, posted a reply and carried on reading. Duh!! Lol.

I've just finished reading all 40-odd pages and as I write I'm bawling my eyes out. I'm floored by their cold, selfish, irresponsibility and outright cruelty and I can't believe, firstly what those people put you and Boris through, and secondly, that in doing right by your own horse you've done great great things for any horse which may have ended up in their hands.

He's horse that's given so much, and even now he's still giving. I've never met him but having read all that, I don't think I could ever forget him.

I wish there were more folk like you in this world. God bless you both.
 
KellyBee - thanks for your kind words :o :)

Well things are moving along and more people are coming forward with their stories, some worse than mine - it's a very sad, sad business....

Someday, I'm hoping that justice will be served for the horses and the victims.
 
Just think how many folk have bought elsewhere because of the heightened awareness. Maybe they'll be out of business before it ever gets to that. Sure hope so!
 
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